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1September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Inter-AmericanMutual Recognition Agreement
Overview
Andrew Kwan
Industry Canada
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2September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Map of MRA Coverage in the Americas
Inter-American MRA• 34 countries in the Americas
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3September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Inter-American MRA (CITEL)
• Approved by CITEL PCC.1, November 1999
• Endorsed by COM/CITEL, December 1999• Non-binding, agreement• Similar to APEC TEL MRA• Multilateral, telecom, radio, EMC, and
electrical safety• Implementation to begin in 2000
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4September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Inter-American MRAFeatures
• Non binding - does not create legally binding obligations
• Member States can enter into legally binding obligations by exchange of letters incorporating the MRA
• Member States to notify CITEL secretariat of their dates of participation
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5September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Inter-American MRAFeatures
• Focus on two main activities: testing and certification
• Products tested by exporting country to importing country’s requirements and accepted by importing country
• Products certified by exporting country to importing country’s requirements and accepted by importing country
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6September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Inter-American MRAFeatures
• Phased approaches• Phase I - mutual recognition of test
reports• Phase II - mutual recognition of equipment
certifications• The Phases are independent of each other
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7September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Inter-American MRAFeatures
• Use of Conformity Assessment Bodies CABs (testing laboratories and certification bodies)
• Regulatory authorities to designate their own CABs to test or certify to their MRA partners’ requirements
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8September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Inter-American MRAFeatures
Exporting Party designates CABs
Notification to importing Party
Recognition of CABs by importing Party
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9September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Inter-American MRAScope
Equipment Scope - network terminal attachment and other equipment subject to telecommunication regulations: wireline, wireless equipment, terrestrial and satellite.
Telecom regulations - network terminal attachment, radio, Electro-Magnetic Compatibility and Electrical Safety
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10September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Inter-American MRA Coverage
Telecommunicationsand
Radiocommunication
Electro-Magnetic
Compatibility(EMC)
ElectricalSafety
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11September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Inter-American MRA Terminology
Party means a member state that chooses toparticipate in the MRA.
Technical Regulations means thosetechnical requirements, legislative andregulatory provisions, and AdministrativeArrangements that a Party has specified underthe Phase I or Phase II Procedures pertainingto the registration, testing or certification ofequipment with respect to which compliance ismandatory.
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Inter-American MRA Terminology (cont’d)
Designation means the act by a DesignatingAuthority of designating a CAB to performConformity Assessment Procedures under anMRA.
Accreditation means procedure by which an authoritative body gives formal recognition that a body or person is competent to carry out specific tasks.
Conformity Assessment means any activitiesconcerned with determining directly or indirectlythat relevant requirements are fulfilled.
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13September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Inter-American MRA Terminology (cont’d)
Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) means a body, which may include a third party or a supplier’s testing laboratory, or a certification body, that performs conformity assessment to an importing Party’s Technical Regulations.
Certification means a procedure by which a third party gives written assurance that a product, process, or service conforms to specify requirements.
Approval /Homologation means permission for a product, process or service to be marketed or used for stated purposes or under stated conditions.
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14September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Inter-American MRA
Designation Requirements for Conformity Assessment Bodies (CAB):
• 2 types of CABs - testing laboratories (Phase I) and certification bodies (Phase II)
• Designating Authority can only designate CABs within its own territory
• Designating Authority can designate CABs accredited by accreditation bodies from other Parties
• Use of ISO/IEC Guides on conformity assessment
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15September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Inter-American MRA
Requirements for testing laboratories
Accreditation under the MRAs is to be to ISO/IEC Guide 25: 1990, General requirements for the competence of calibration and testing laboratories. ISO/IEC Guide 25 has now been superceded by the standard ISO/IEC 17025: 1999 (same title). Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 is an acceptable alternative to accreditation to Guide 25.
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16September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Inter-American MRA
Requirements for Testing laboratories (cont’d)
• Bodies that accredit testing laboratories should be peer-evaluated (private sector) or should comply to "the greatest extent possible" (government accreditors) with ISO/IEC Guide 58: 1993, Calibration and testing laboratory accreditation systems - General requirements for operation and recognition.
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17September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Inter-American MRARequirements for Certification Bodies
• Accreditation under the MRAs is to be to ISO/IEC Guide 65: 1996, General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems
• Bodies that accredit certification bodies should be peer-evaluated (private sector) or should comply to "the greatest extent possible" (government accreditors) with ISO/IEC Guide 61: 1996, General requirements for assessment and accreditation of certification / registration bodies.
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18September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Notification and Recognition
• Notification occurs when one country’s regulatory authority notifies the regulatory authority of an MRA partner that it has designated a CAB to perform testing or certification to that country’s requirements
• Recognition means acceptance of a designated CAB by the foreign regulatory authority
Inter-American MRA
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19September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Inter-American MRA Notification and Recognition (Cont’d)
Any Problems?
No
Yes Get Clarificationsfrom theCAB or
Accreditation Body
ProblemResolved?
Yes No
ClarificationsRelayed to the
Foreign Regulatory Authority
Party A Send Notificationto the Foreign Regulatory
Authority
DesignationUnsuccessful
Foreign Regulatory Authority
Informs Party A ofits Recognition
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20September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Inter-American MRA
Implementation
• Member States to notify CITEL secretariat
of dates of participation.
• PCC.1 Working Group on Certification
Process and MRA is responsible for
Implementation
• Joint Committee to be formed to resolve
implementation problems and to assist in
dispute resolution
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21September 26, 2003, PCC.1 MRA Workshop
Inter-American MRA
Implementation
• Membership of Joint Committee limited to
participating member states
• Cooperation with APEC TEL MRA Task
Force in implementation
• Central Database to collect and store
data from implementation
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